All posts tagged "Washington DC"

At this year’s International Pow Wow in Washington DC, American Holidays and Tour America were recognised  by...

Washington DC is the capital of the United States for lots of good reasons and now hosting...

Passengers will now be able to flight to 10 cities across the USA and Canada from Cork...

Win a place on a fam trip to Washington DC, courtesy of United Airlines and Destination DC. To...

All the cliches came to mind on entering Cooks Academy for the Washington DC and United Airlines...

Strong demand has led to the extension of the Aer Lingus Washington DC schedule and the early...

Celebrating the inaugural flight of the new Aer Lingus service to Washington DC were Vincent Harrison, Managing...

Legacy airline alliances have outlived their usefulness, James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive, said in a keynote speech at the International Aviation Club in Washington DC. Etihad’s unique business model, which is a combination of organic growth, codeshares and minority equity investments, was proving very effective in building passenger numbers,...

United’s non-stop flight from Dublin to Washington DC has been really well received by Irish travel agents, according to Yvonne Muldoon, Sales Manager – Ireland, speaking with Irish Travel Trade News in Washington DC. In fact, the carrier is now getting more than 70% of their business from agents. The carrier has been very active in...

Etihad Airways is keen to expand its network in the USA, particularly the West Coast, James Hogan President and Chief Executive, told a delegation of VIPs in Washington DC last night. He disclosed that the USA is among the highest performing regions across the airline’s global network, with an average 81% load...

United has extended the period during which customers whose flights were delayed or cancelled as a result of east coast weather in the USA may rebook their itineraries without fee. Customers ticketed on flights to, from or through impacted cities from 28th October through to 31st October may now reschedule their itineraries...

A number of transatlantic flights have been cancelled today, Monday 29th October, and tomorrow, Tuesday 30th October, as a result of Hurricane Sandy affecting the East Coast of the USA. Passengers are advised to contact their airline or airline’s website before travelling to Dublin, Shannon or Belfast International Airports. The public transportation systems...

Rachel Mc Anaspie, who has worked for American Holidays as a Senior Travel Consultant for the past 10 years, recently returned from Washington DC as part of the United Inaugural Dublin to Washington Direct fam trip from June 8th – 11thJune. Rachel filed this report for Irish Travel Trade News: We met...

United celebrated at Dublin Airport on Friday 8th June with the inaugural flight of its new daily non-stop service to its Washington DC hub, Dulles International Airport. The B757-200 offers 16 flat-bed seats in BusinessFirst, 45 Economy Plus seats (with 12.7cm or 5” of extra legroom) and 108 Economy seats. Bob Schumacher,...

The United team of Aoife Gregg, Brian Hughes, Massimo Larini and Barry Jackson, ably led by Yvonne Muldoon, Sales Manager Ireland & Northern Ireland, hosted a most enjoyable evening for over 100 members of the travel trade at The Lost Society in Dublin’s South William Street last night – complete with magician!...

In celebration of the launch in June of its new non-stop Dublin – Washington DC route, United and Dublin Airport Authority are holding a launch party for the travel trade on Thursday 17th May at The Lost Society bar in Powerscourt Townhouse, South William Street, Dublin 2 – from 6.30pm “until late”!...